Gambling on a Dream: The Classic Las Vegas Strip 1930-1955

The history of the Las Vegas Strip reveals how early hotels shaped a transforming entertainment capital.

Everyone thinks they know the history of the Las Vegas Strip. But the real story is both fascinating and not well known. What was there before the Bellagio, the Wynn, the Venetian, or those empty plots of land that look out of place? Why is the Flamingo one of the oldest and most surviving hotels on the boulevard?
From conception to implosion, you get the detailed histories of the hotels b...